Blogs from Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, Asia - page 2

Dans mon dernier blog, je terminais en disant qu’on allait se reposer avant notre départ vers la Malaisie. Raté! Le dernier soir qu’on y était, le boss de l’hôtel a organisé un méga party pour sa fille de 17 ans. C’était comme un mariage! Des lampions dans les arbres et la piscine, les tables et les chaises en blanc et rose, un DJ, un buffet et BBQ, drinks et bières, des sculptures de fruits, et un char neuf en cadeau! Grandiose et bruyant comme évènement… Donc tant qu’à le subir, aussi bien le vivre! Mettons qu’on a surtout profité du BBQ, jusqu’à minuit. Pour se relever à 3h30am! À 4ham sur la Main, quelques plis d’oreillers dans la face et notre packsac sur le dos, on se frayait un chemin entre les fêtards qui sortaient des ... read more

Tuesday, 22nd February 2012 I heaved a sigh of happiness when I boarded my 8.30pm flight back to Singapore. I think even the air steward noticed those smiles painted on my face. "Good evening sir, you looked very happy tonight," lamented the cheerful steward. "Of course, I'm finally going home tonight lah," I've every reason to be happy about. "Me too, I'm heading home after this shift," echoed the steward. "Yeah, a long day for everybody yah," I smiled again before heading into the cabin to locate my seat. The flight back to Singapore was packed with corporate business travellers heading home. While waiting for my flight, I overheard a fellow passenger talking to his kids to find out if they already had their dinner. He urged them not to wait for him as the flight ... read more

Sunday, 19th February 2012 It was just last week when I received an email from my superior that I was needed at our KL office. My first reaction was, "Ok" since KL was just a short ride away and I haven't had a chance to meet up with our team over there. On Sunday evening, I decided to take an evening flight to the Malaysian capital to prepare myself for a good night's rest before heading to our office on Monday morning. The Singapore Airlines 45 minutes flight to Kuala Lumpur cost a whopping SGD429 for a return. For such a short duration, I wouldn't contemplate flying a full service carrier for leisure. Basically, a serving of complimentary glass of orange juice separated between the likes of budget carriers and Singapore Airlines, at a hefty price ... read more

Spent the final day in Christchurch - the city centre is devastated by the earthquake but they are working on the clearing up and trying to get the city re-energised - there is a very inventive shopping centre using units similar to ship containers (but look far better) - you can't help thinking that it maybe better to relocate rather than rebuild. The museum at the Botanical Garden was open and is well worth the visit. Ended the time at New Zealand with an evening meal at the hotel. The flight to Kuala Lumpur was hard - it seemed to go on for ever. At the Christchurch airport we were told our main case was too heavy so we had to re-arrange the luggage - the items booked in were transferred direct to Kuala Lumpur so ... read more

A wonderful start to the holiday - apart from the 'Comfort Inn' at Heathrow - not so comfortable! We also made the mistake of going for value rather than quality when it came to an evening meal - we went to the local pub (Great Western) and we had 2 of the most horrendous meals served to the public - but they were cheap! As the old saying goes - you can take the boy out of Yorkshire etc etc. The Malaysian Air flight from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur took off on time and the seats were great - lots of leg room and the ability to get some sleep albeit very limited. Good food served and an excellent entertainment centre to pass the time away. We met a Kiwi couple who advised us of the ... read more